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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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Default Streaks after using Absorber???

Hey guys, I have 2010 Grabber Blue GT and I was it once a week, anyway I use the Absorber to dry the car are they good to use or no? What I notice is it soaks up alot of water but does leave very small streaks of left over water. What should I do to get those off without rubbing the dry paint? Use something like maguiares Quick Detailer with a microfiber towl will that put swirl marks on dry paint?
Old Aug 13, 2009 | 11:51 PM
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Get another dry absorber and just do the gentle pat dry method.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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The Absorber is great for soaking up lots of water, but I would not use it to dry my car. Invest in a quality waffle weave drying towel. You can find them on line. If you use the detail spray make sure you use a quality MF towel. No matter how hard you try you will create small scratches in the paint. It is inevitable. A good wax will help prevent this, but will not eliminate it.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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waffle weave microfiber are the best for drying.
Old Aug 14, 2009 | 04:00 PM
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You should checkout this towel. http://stores.theragshack.com/-strse...ber/Detail.bok Very high quality waffle weave with a silk border, this holds a ton of water as well.
Old Aug 22, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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I purchased the amazing dryer from obsessive detail a while back and have used nothing else since. It really soaks up the water and does not leave any streaks.

http://www.obsessivedetail.com/microfibers.html
Old Aug 23, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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Absorbers are not my choice for drying a car, You can only take off so much water and them they become almost impossible to slide across the car.
Bath towels are excellent for drying a car. If you continue to use the absorber you may want to finish up with an absorbant soft towel.
Old Sep 9, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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yeah you can go with it. car should be maintained properly.
Old Sep 9, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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The Absorber is good for getting off a large amount of the water on the car, and I use it on horizontal surfaces for that purpose. However, for final wiping I follow up with a Microfiber.
Old Sep 9, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by isjoining
waffle weave microfiber are the best for drying.
x2, it's the only thing I will use (besides compressed air).
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